#1 Arbitron rated

[Mark Laurence]

On Oct 23, 2004, at 5:32 PM, Daniel Billings wrote:

> The Frank liner says something like "#1 Arbitron rated in Portland for 
> Classic Hits."
>
> Frank was #1 in the last book overall so is that OK?

Why doesn't he just say "Portland's Classic Hits, Arbitron rated #1."  
Then he doesn't sound like he is trying to qualify something he doesn't 
even need to qualify.  It's a stronger sounding liner from the 
listener's point of view, isn't it?

Mark